Ram-fighting, Ram-fight: 1 definition
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Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaRam-fighting refers to one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kamasutra of Vatsyayana.—Cf. the Sanskrit Meṣakukkuṭalāvakayuddhavidhi, which refers to the “art of cock fighting, ram fighting and quail fighting.”.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The history of Indian Art covers approximately five thousand years which presents a rich and almost continuous record. The references of sixty four kinds of Kala (कला, kalā) are found in the Bhagavatapurana, Shaiva-Tantras, Kamasutra of Vatsyayana etc.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
The Sixty-four arts and crafts (Kalā) < [Appendices]
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
11. Ram fighting described in the Manasollasa < [Chapter 3 - Social and Political conditions reflected in Somesvara’s Manasollasa]
Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
7.1. The Sixty-four Fine Arts < [Chapter 5 - Looking for Alternatives: Possibilities in Kāmaśāstra]
4.1. Summary of Kāma-sūtra Book 1: Sādhāraṇa < [Chapter 3 - A Thematic Analysis of Vātsyāyanakāmasūtra]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Pastimes and Games < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Glories of India (Culture and Civilization) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Knowledge of Eugenics (Kama-shastra) < [Chapter 6 - Practical sciences]
Ancient Indian Dramas and Plays < [Chapter 7 - Original literatures]
Kamashastra and Classical Sanskrit literature (study) (by Vishwanath K. Hampiholi)
Chapter 1.3 - The supplementary Arts and Sciences < [Chapter 2 - Kamasutra part 1 (Sadharana-adhikarana)—Critical study]